Palettes / Colors / #A888FE

#A888FE — Light Vivid Purple

#A888FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#A888FE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEFE86; it also sits naturally between #86A2FE and #E286FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 53% · Blue 100%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A888FE

.text { color: #A888FE; }
.background { background-color: #A888FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A888FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 136, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A888FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 136, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A888FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 136, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A888FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A888FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFE86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A888FE: #000000.

How #A888FE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A888FE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A888FD  ·  #A888FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A888FE?

#A888FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 136, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A888FE?

#A888FE is RGB 168, 136, 254 — HSL 256°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 34%, 46%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A888FE?

Its complement is #DEFE86; analogous partners are #86A2FE and #E286FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A888FE for text?

Black text on #A888FE has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.